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AUGUST 11, 2022
Every year, law schools advertise open faculty positions via a Faculty Appointments Register sponsored by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). Note that top ranked law schools rarely advertise for particular subject matter areas. by Dennis Crouch. The new hire then starts work the following summer.
JonathanTurley
MARCH 28, 2024
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has blocked border enforcement by the state under Texas’s SB 4. Many of us had predicted this result given the prior precedent of the Supreme Court on the federal preemption of state immigration laws. ‘Removal is a civil, not criminal, matter.’
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Constitutional Law Reporter
MARCH 21, 2024
A pair of cases challenging Texas and Florida’s controversial social media laws took center stage. While the state laws are slightly different, both limit social media platforms’ ability to engage in content moderation by removing, editing, or arranging user-generated content. NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. McIntosh v.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Now, federal Judge Michael Truncale (left) has issued a preliminary injunction in the Eastern District of Texas to stop the prosecution of the company. I previously wrote a column opposing calls by GOP members for a federal investigation of Netflix and the movie “Cuties” (or Mignonnes).
JonathanTurley
JUNE 9, 2023
While there is a fair debate over the policy of relocation by states like Texas and Florida, the effort to use the criminal process as part of that political debate is … well, pathetic. First, let’s look at the law. The reason is that these claims are made for cable news, not courts of law.
JonathanTurley
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
District Judge Patrick Wyrick in Oklahoma City dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison for violating a federal law that makes it illegal for “unlawful users or addicts of controlled substances” to possess firearms. ” It is similar to the broad rationale used unsuccessfully before the Fifth Circuit.
JonathanTurley
AUGUST 11, 2021
Last night, the Texas Supreme Court lifted the temporary restraining order. The earlier discussion noted that the authority of the Texas legislature to compel the appearance of members (which is the same as the provision in U.S. Constitution) is expressly stated in the state constitution. Ted Cruz (R.,
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